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Painting "The Founding of the U.S. Pharmacopeia"

Date: 1957
Description: Artist Robert Thom is seen here working on one of his paintings, this one titled: "The Founding of the United States Pharmacopeia".
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"The Founding of the U.S. Pharmacopeia" Painting

Date: 1957
Description: The artist Robert Thom pauses to pose with his new painting, "The Forming of the United States Pharmacopeia", which depicts the inaugural delegates to the ...
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Man Pinstriping an International Transtar Eagle Truck

Date: 1981
Description: A man adds pinstripes around the door handle of an International Transtar Eagle semi tractor. The IH logo is on the door handle.
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Professor Roland S. Stebbins

Date: 02 28 1944
Description: Professor Roland S. Stebbins wins Madison Art Award. His award winning painting is titled, "Our Kitchen." The work placed first in the Madison Artists Exhi...
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Child Salon of Art Winner with John Steuart Curry

Date: 05 07 1944
Description: John Steuart Curry, University of Wisconsin Artist in Residence, and Wesley Kanuse with his painting of his brother, Kendall Kanuse. Kanuse won the major a...
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Art for Bonds Exhibit at Memorial Union

Date: 06 11 1944
Description: Nine people posed in front of "Our Good Earth" by John Steuart Curry at a Memorial Union exhibit of paintings executed for use on war posters. Private Hen...
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Art for Bonds Exhibit at Memorial Union

Date: 06 11 1944
Description: Mrs. Walter Goodland (wife of Governor Goodland), and John Steuart Curry standing in front of "Our Good Earth," by John Steuart Curry at a Memorial Union e...
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William Ashby McCloy

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Description: Portrait of artist William Ashby McCloy (1913-2000), in front his three part mural depicting the history of Wisconsin. He was born in Maryland and spent m...
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Professor Roland S. Stebbins with Painting

Date: 10 12 1944
Description: Portrait of University of Wisconsin Art Education professor Roland S. Stebbins with one of his paintings, which he donated to the Madison Art Association f...
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Byron C. Jorns and Private Sam Fleischer

Date: 11 10 1944
Description: Private Sam Fleischer on the left,of New York City stationed at Truax Field in the radio school, and watercolor artist Byron C. Jorns on the right, standin...
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Max Fernekes with Paintings

Date: 10 23 1944
Description: Max Fernekes of Mineral Point with a display of his watercolors and sketches for a one-man show at the State Historical Museum. He was also a featured arti...
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Robert Hodgell Exhibiting his Paintings

Date: 10 05 1946
Description: Robert Overman Hodgell (left), is shown viewing some of his paintings which were done while he was serving with the navy in the South Pacific. Byron C. Jo...
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Wisconsin Centennial Mural

Date: 1948
Description: Artist William Ashby McCloy working on his Wisconsin Centennial murals in the State Historical Society of Wisconsin building.
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Artist Byron C. Jorns with Painting

Date: 11 15 1948
Description: Byron C. Jorns hanging a watercolor painting for an exhibit at the Madison Bank and Trust Company. A series of exhibitions was arranged by the bank to enco...
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WSJ Purchase Award Winner

Date: 04 07 1949
Description: "Robert Paterson, Oshkosh, won the Wisconsin State Journal's purchase award of $25 in the 21st annual U.W. student art show. Here he is with his wat...
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Madison Art Association Summer Scholarship Winners

Date: 07 14 1949
Description: Instructor Fritz Carpenter discusses Paul Hochstetter's colorful water color of a University of Wisconsin barn for the three winners of Madison Art Associa...
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Madison Artists' Exhibition Winners

Date: 02 12 1950
Description: Richard Grossenbach, University of Wisconsin senior student from Madison, and Professors Robert Grilley and Roland Stebbins, University of Wisconsin, were ...
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Forrest Flower Studio Portrait

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Description: Forrest Flower in his studio posing for a "formal" picture. Flower was a Wisconsin regional WPA artist known for working in the "socialist" style. Flower w...
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Madison Art Association

Date: 04 03 1950
Description: Three junior high school students, recipients of a 1949 summer scholarship, pose with their teacher near an exhibit of the students' watercolor sketches. S...
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Decorating First Apartment

Date: 04 17 1950
Description: Newlyweds George and Lorna Homes decorate their first apartment at 1028 Erin Street. George places his oil painting "Russian Spring" on the wall as Lorna i...

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